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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jun 11, 2024

The autopsy report on Courtney Wilson, a 19-year-old Memphis man who died while in police custody last year, shows his death was caused by complications of cocaine, methamphetamines and alcohol mixed with heat exhaustion and the contribution of sickle cell trait. The Daily Memphian reports that Ross ran from police officers before he was apprehended and placed in the back of a squad car. Officers noticed he was “out of breath and exhausted from running,” so they called for an ambulance to transport him to the hospital, where he died. District Attorney Steve Mulroy has said his office will not pursue charges against the officers.